UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has insisted he is 'not worried' about the ownership models of clubs such as Newcastle United 'as long as they respect the rules'. "I’m not worried about state-owned clubs as long as they respect the rules," he told the Guardian in reference to UEFA's 70% squad cost ratio rule that Newcastle abide by. "Where I see a big difference, and maybe this is a bit simplistic, is that state-owned clubs want to win. For state-owned clubs, the goal is not to take money out, so I think those clubs should be more sustainable. And the rules are clear: if they don’t respect them, they get punished."

Source: Metro January 30, 2024 10:46 UTC